Home of the Week: Sleek contemporary in Beverly Hills

Nick Springett

The contemporary-style house in Beverly Hills is listed at $6.995 million.

The contemporary-style house in Beverly Hills is listed at $6.995 million. (Nick Springett)

Pocket doors slide away to connect the indoors and outdoors at this sleek contemporary. Designed for entertaining, the modern house features a massive concrete fireplace, a glass-walled loft and walls of glass looking out onto the swimming pool and deck.

About the area: In the first quarter, 60 single-family homes sold in the 90210 ZIP Code at a median price of $2.85 million, according to DataQuick. That was an 8.2% increase from the first quarter of 2011.

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